Sunday, February 16th, 1997

Pete and Karen Townshend attend the 1997 Laurence Olivier Awards held in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre

Tommy wins for Outstanding Musical Production, Des McAnuff for Best Director, Chris Parry for Best Lighting Designer and Tim Hatley for Best Set Designer.

A production of Tommy ran in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre from 5 March 1996 until 8 February 1997, featuring Paul Keating (Tommy) and Kim Wilde (Mrs. Walker).